Carlell, Lodowick · published 1629 · first performed or written 1629 [c.1622-1629] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · before the Court unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 482 words
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madam, it were in me presumption To censure any of your actions. Lysander, Must you go today? Sure you do not love me as a Sister, else You would not part so soon. By this kiss, which I believe shall be The last that I ever shall be blessed with, Did not my faith oblige me otherways, I should love you equal with Clarinda, Nay had I known you first, I should Have loved you better; but as it is I know you are so noble in you self, That you would hate me if I should prove inconstant It is true, it were a baseness for which My judgement would condemn you as unworthy To be beloved; but yet I think my passion Would make me change that saying of loving Of the Treason; yet hating of the Traitor; For I should hate the Treason, and yet I fear me Too much love the Traitor. It were impossible that you should love A perjured man. I do but fear it; I know your worth will never put it to the trial. Dear Princess, Gerard, to whom I am much bound, Hath horses ready for me, so that there is Nothing wanting but your leave to make My journey happy. Which I unwillingly do grant you, yet Pray the heavens to make your journey prosperous. O Mariana, would I had never seen thy brother, Or having seen him, that I might enjoy him For my Husband: but I do ill to wish another's Right; that happiness belongs to fair Clarinda's Merits only. Go Gerard, get the horses ready. Lysander, let me hear from you, And if you think it no way prejudicial To your faith. I pray you wear this favour For my sake. madam, most willingly, And think it for the greatest honour that ere Was done me. What noise is that Mariana? madam, I'll go see. O madam' we are undone, it is the King, Who threatens to hang up Gerard for concealing Of my Brother. Dear madam, hide yourself, What will the King your Brother say, If he do find you here? I will Lesander fly from his anger now, That I may have more power hereafter To do thee service; what will you do Lysander? It is no matter what becomes of me, So that you be safe from the king's anger. Sir, set the house round, lest he should scape At some back door. Be that thy charge, take half the Guard, I'll search The house myself: Where is this bloody Traitor? Sir, here's a bloody-handed, though not a bloody Minded man, that doth not yet deserve the title Of a Traitor. I know it's me you look for. Bloody villain, it's thou indeed, Lay hands on him. Keep off, and hear me speak first, And then I will deliver up my sword. What wouldst thou say.
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Madame, it were in me preſumption To cenſure any of your actions. Lyſander, Muſt you goe to day? Sure you doe not loue me as a Siſter, elſe You would not part ſo ſoone. By this kiſſe, which I belieue ſhall be The laſt that I euer ſhall be bleſt with, Did not my faith oblige me otherwayes, I ſhould loue you equall with Clarinda, Nay had I knowne you firſt, I ſhould Haue lou'd you better; but as it is I know you are ſo noble in you ſelfe, That you wold hate me if I ſhould proue inconſtant It is true, it were a baſeneſſe for which My iudgement would condemne you as vnworthy To be belou'd; but yet I thinke my paſſion Would make me change that ſaying of louing Of the Treaſon; yet hating of the Traitor; For I ſhould hate the Treaſon, and yet I feare me Too much loue the Traitor. It were impoſſible that you ſhould loue A periur'd man. I doe but feare it; I know your worth will neuer put it to the tryall. Deare Princeſſe, Gerard, to whom I am much bound, Hath horſes ready for me, ſo that there is Nothing wanting but your leaue to make My iourney happie. Which I vnwillingly doe grant you, yet Pray the heauens to make your iourney proſperous. O Mariana, would I had neuer ſeene thy brother, Or hauing ſeene him, that I might enioy him For my Husband: but I doe ill to wiſh anothers Right; that happineſſe belongs to faire Clarinda's Merits onely. Go Gerard, get the horſes ready. Lyſander, let me heare from you, And if you thinke it no way preiudiciall To your faith. I pray you weare this fauor For my ſake. Madame, moſt willingly, And thinke it for the greateſt honor that ere Was done me. What noyſe is that Mariana? Madame, Ile goe ſee. O Madame 'we are vndone, it is the King, Who threatens to hang vp Gerard for concealing Of my Brother. Deare Madame, hide your ſelfe, What will the King your Brother ſay, If he doe finde you here? I will Leſander flye from his anger now, That I may haue more power hereafter To doe thee ſeruice; what will you doe Lyſander? It is no matter what becomes of me, So that you be ſafe from the Kings anger. Sir, ſet the houſeround, leſt he ſhould ſcape At ſome backe dore. Be that thy charge, take halfe the Guard, Ile ſearch The houſe my ſelfe: Where is this bloody Traytor? Sir, heares a bloody-handed, though not a bloody Minded man, that doth not yet deſerue the title Of a Traitor. I know it's me you looke for. Bloudy villaine, it's thou indeed, Lay hands on him. Keepe off, and heare me ſpeake firſt, And then I will deliuer vp my ſword. What wouldſt thou ſay.